Best-fitting prediction equations for basal metabolic rate: Informing obesity interventions in diverse populations

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1364-1370

  Sabounchi, N S ^a   Rahmandad, H ^b   Ammerman, A ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

basal metabolic rate; meta analysis; meta regression; prediction; resting metabolic rate; review

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; FAT FREE MASS; FAT MASS; HUMAN; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WAIST HIP RATIO;

AGE FACTORS; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 84885664473     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2012.218     Document Type: Review

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